HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-06-2016 TSC Meeting MINUTES
CITY OF SARATOGA
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
DRAFT MINUTES
DATE: September 6, 2016
TIME: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
LOCATION: Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order
PRESENT: Chen, Cosyn, Coulter, Harris, McIntyre
ABSENT: Choi, Kane
STAFF: Franziska Church, John Cherbone, Mainini Cabute
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda
for this meeting was properly posted on September 2, 2016.
Accept Agenda Items: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code
Section 54954.2.
Oral & Written Communication
Any member of the public may address the Commission about any matter not on the agenda
for this meeting for up to three minutes. Commissioners may not comment on the matter
but may choose to place the topic on a future agenda.
Approval of Draft Minutes
May 12, 2016 TSC Meeting
July 7, 2016- Public Safety Special Meeting
- COMMISSIONER CHEN GAVE MOTION TO APPROVE
- HARRIS GAVE SECOND MOTION
Sheriff’s Report to the Commission
Old Business
1. Traffic Matrix #344
Issue: Request for stop signs at La Paz/Aspesi and Casablanca/Myren by Ravi Sivakolundu,
Dawn Murakami, Colleen Balough, and Chris Tar. In July 2015 the TSC heard this item and
the traffic engineer recommended taking an incremental approach with directed
enforcement, to review locations for inpavement warning speed signs, and to come back at
a future date with data to determine future actions. More recently, an accident occurred at
that neighborhood and residents are requesting a stop sign at the intersections mentioned
above.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED DOUBLE YELLOW CENTER LINES WITH
BOTS DOTS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATINOS:
o MYREN AND CASABLANCA
o LA PAZ AND CASA BLANCA (SOUTH AND WEST LEG)
o LA PAZ AND ASPESI (NORTH AND EAST LEG)
INCLUDE STRIPED BULBOUT AT:
o SOUTH-WEST INTERSECTION OF LA PAZ AND CASA BLANCA
o NORTH-EAST INTERSECTION OF LA PAZ AND ASPESI
o SOUTH-EAST INTERSECTION OF MYREN AND CASABLANCA
- COMMISSIONER COULTER GAVE MOTION TO KEEP LOCATIONS ON RADAR
FEEDBACK ROTATION AND RESTRIPING DOUBLE YELLOW AT MYREN AND
CASABLANCA AND CASABLANCA AND LA PAZ AND INSTALL BOTTS DOTS.
- COMMISSIONER CHEN GAVE SECOND MOTION
- APPROVED BY 5-0-2 (CHOI AND KANE ABSENT)
(Commissioner Harris left the meeting)
New Business
2. Traffic Matrix #365
Issue: Request for traffic calming methods at northwest corner of Saratoga Vista and Howen
to reduce vehicles speeding by Geoff Bradley.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION OF PAINTED CORNER
BULBOUT WITH BOTS DOTS ON NORTH EAST CORNER OF
HOWEN/SARATOGA VISTA
- COMMISSIONERS PLAN ON DISCUSSING THIS ITEM WITH CITY COUNCIL TO
TALK ABOUT A COMPREHENSIVE WALKABLE STREET AND TO TEST ONE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
- CONTACT GEOFF BRADLEY ABOUT CIRCULATION ELEMENT REVIEW AND
TIME FRAME.
- COMMISSIONER CHEN RECOMMENDS TO CONTINUE STUDYING PEDESTRIAN
PATHS FURTHER AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CIRCULATION ELEMENT
UPDATE WITH PLANNING COMMISSION IN THE FUTURE AS PART OF SAFE
ROUTE TO SCHOOL EFFORT.
- COMMISSIONER COULTER GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED: 4-0-3 (CHOI, HARRIS, KANE ABSENT)
3. Traffic Matrix #366
Issue: Request to remove the no right turn sign on McFarland and Cox and to allow vehicles
to turn right into McFarland by Mike Erow.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED NO ACTION.
- COMMISSIONER CHEN MOTIONED TO SEND MIKE EROWS A LETTER ABOUT
THE RATIONALE ABOUT THE SIGN WHICH MAINTAINS THE INTEGRITY OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND INVITE HIM TO THE NEXT MEETING.
- COMMISSIONER COULTER GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- APPROVED 4-0-3 (CHOI, HARRIS, KANE ABSENT)
4. Traffic Matrix #367
Issue: Request for traffic calming methods at Saratoga Sunnyvale Road and Walnut by Rajiv
Mathur.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
- TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION OF KEEP CLEAR
INPAVEMENT LEGEND ON NORTHBOUND SARATOGA-SUNNYVALE ROAD AT
WALNUT AVENUE.
- COMMISSIONER COULTER MOTIONED TO INSTALL KEEP CLEAR STRIPING AT
INTERSECTION, SIMILAR TO THE EXISTING STRIPING AT WILLIAMS.
- MCINTYRE GAVE SECOND MOTION
- APPROVED 4-0-3 (CHOI, HARRIS, KANE ABSENT)
5. Traffic Matrix #368
Issue: Request for traffic calming methods to reduce speed on Sobey Road between Marshall
Lane School and Quito Road by Nilesh Shah.
Action: TSC will review and discuss data collected by the traffic engineer and make a
recommendation.
TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDATION: ROTATE RADAR FEEDBACK SIGN.
INSTALL PERMANENT RADAR SIGN. INSTALL 5 SPEED HUMPS ALONG STRAIGHT-
AWAYS ON SOBEY AND RAISE CROSSWALK ON SOBEY IN FRONT OF MARSHALL
LANE.
- COME BACK WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
- COMMISSIONER MCINTYRE MOTIONED TO RETURN RADAR FEEDBACK
TRAILOR, HAVE FRANZISKA COLLECT DATA AND ASSESS SPEED CHANGES.
PUT ALL 3 TRAILORS OUT AND REQUEST FOR DIRECT ENFOCEMENT.
- COMMISSIONER CHEN GAVE SECOND MOTION.
- 4-0-3 APPROVED.
6. Public Safety Presentation
-COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSED PRESENTATION.
7. Staff Report
- NO STAFF REPORT.
Adjournment 9:00 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted by:
Mainini Cabute, Management Analyst II Public Works